The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-06-16
49,
south River Items.

reported fOf Une V HICKMAN
Ezra Martin came from Pennsylvania TO
our county few years ago ard settled on
farm few miles south Of Waynesboro.
Mr.. Martin was quite a young man, but
WAS flied with pluck and energy, and in a
few years after purchasing his farm he had
improved it until now it is the most desi-
rable one in this section. Every acre has
been made productive and the buildings
upon the farm are the most substantial,
roomy and convenient structures to be
found in the county. In and about the
dwelling are all the coDveniences that mind
could suggest or money furnish, while the
barn is. without doubt, the finest building
of its class within radius of ten miles of
the place. In fact it would be hard to find
farmer in the State more comfortably
surrounded than was Mr.. Martin.
Up to last Wednesday morning every
thing seemed to go we'll with him. He
had good health and an interesting family,
while in every way he prospered. On
Wednesday Mr.. Martin and his wife start,
ed from home to visit Stanton. Mr..
Martin rode upon horseback while his wife
went in a carriage. On reaching point
near Frank Koiner's Ia point where for
some distance the railroad runs near toand
parallel with the county road) Mrs. Mar.
tins horse showed signs of fright at an
approaching train. Mr.. Martin, who was
a short distance in advance, dismounted
and threw his rein over the fence and re.
turned to hold the carriage team. AS the
train drew on, his horse broke away from
the fence and ran upon the track in front
Of the engine, keeping ahead of it for half
mile, but upon reaching the bridge across
Goose Run he was caught and killed. This
was on the day before the Confederate
Memorial in Stanton. On Friday, the day
after the memorial, Mr. Martin went to
the city $50 we learn) to consult lawyer
with view to securing compensation for
the loss OF his horse, and after finishing
his business he set out for home. He had
hardly gotten out of sight of town before
he took sick with something resembling
cramp. BY the time he reached Brands |
he was in agonies, and was taken to !
Brands mills, where all was done for him |
that could be thought of to relieve him,
but he grew rapidly worse, and was re-
moved to the house of his brother in-laW,
Mr.. Henry KoiIer, where. after the great
est suffering, he died on Sunday night.
This is the saddest occurrence we have
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There never lived a better man than Ezra
Martin. No man ever struggled harder
than he to secure comfortable home for
his loved ones. Just as he had surrounded
himself with all tha5 heart could wish the
summons came. From the first moment
of the attack until his death there was no
relief, although the physician who was
summoned, together with all by whom he
was surrounded, did all in their power to
relieve him.
Mr.. Martin Was. at the time of his death,
about thirty-two years of age. He leaves
a widow and one child. Mrs. Martin has
the sympathy of the entire community.
The funeral took place Tuesday at the
Mennonite church.
The closing exercises of Mrs. Young's
school took place at Thinking Spring
church on last Thursday night. The house
was packed with an audience that enjoyed
the exercises to the fullest extent, Your
correspondent, on account of sickness,
failed to attend, but learns that the pupils
acquitted themselves in q manner highly
creditabIe to themselves and their teacher
and as highly satisfactory to the audience,
The eXeroises opened wish prayer by the
pastor, Mi. Preston. and then followed a
Of dialogues, Rotations and
poetioal selections that proved treat to
both old and young-particularly YOUNG.
Harvest is rapidly approaching, and if
the weather doesn't change the first OF
July will come and find the whole crop
harvested,
Corn never locked better. The oat crop
will be immense wherever such crop was
pitched.
Cherries are scarce, In sone orchards
there will be q full crop of apples i'll 9TH
ers but few Most peach trees have good |
load of that delicious fruit. There will !
be plenty Of grapes.
4 good deal of sickness in AL directions. |
ROVER.